Chelsea Clinton, 'Rudy' start to stump at IU

Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton and actor Sean Astin will visit IU on Monday to campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., according to an e-mail sent by the IU College Democrats to its members.\nBoth celebrities will be in the Grand Foyer of the IU Auditorium from 6:45 to 8 p.m.\nAstin is known for his starring role in “Rudy” as well as playing Samwise Gamgee in the “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.\nIndiana’s May 6 primary, with 84 delegates at stake, could be the last battleground in a long and bruising Democratic primary season.\nClinton and her opponent for the nomination, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., are running tight with 1,498 and 1,617 pledged delegates respectively, according to The Associated Press. Both are well shy of the 2,024 delegates needed to clinch the Democratic presidential nomination.\nIU Students for Hillary Clinton President AnnElyse Gibbons said the Clinton campaign contacted her Friday about Chelsea Clinton’s appearance on campus.\nAstin and Clinton’s speech could help convince IU students to vote for Clinton. Exit polls show Obama has taken large majorities of college-age voters in nearly all of the Democratic primaries so far. \n“There’s not a lot of awareness about the Clinton campaign on campus,” Gibbons said. “This is a great way for college students to get both sides of the argument.”